Advances in Medicine / 2014 / Article / Tab 3 / Research Article
Malaria, Typhoid Fever, and Their Coinfection among Febrile Patients at a Rural Health Center in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Table 3 Prevalence of malaria and typhoid fever and their coinfection in relation to sociodemographic characteristics among febrile patients at Ayinba Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia, from April to May, 2013.
Variables Malaria Typhoid fever Coinfection Positive Negative Reactive Nonreactive Positive Negative Sex Male 47 (39.2) 73 (60.8) 0.92 0.337 20 (16.7) 100 (83.3) 1.06 0.30 9 (7.5) 111 (92.5) 0.49 0.482 Female 26 (32.5) 54 (67.5) 18 (22.5) 62 (77.5) 4 (5.0) 6 (95.0) Age 2–5 8 (66.7) 4 (33.3) 10.2 0.04 3 (25.0) 9 (75.0) 0.91 0.92 3 (25.0) 9 (75.0) 8.26 0.08 6–11 8 (32.0) 17 (68.0) 6 (24.0) 19 (76.0) 2 (8.0) 23 (92.0) 12–25 35 (42.2) 48 (57.8) 15 (18.1) 68 (81.9) 5 (6.0) 78 (94.0) 26–45 20 (30.3) 46 (69.7) 13 (19.7) 53 (80.3) 3 (4.5) 63 (95.5) ≥46 2 (14.3) 11 (85.7) 2 (14.3) 12 (85.7) 0 (0.0) 14 (100) Residence Rural 68 (38.2) 110 (61.8) 0.02 0.155 34 (19.1) 144 (80.9) 0.01 0.91 12 (6.7) 166 (93.3) 0.16 0.69 Urban 5 (22.7) 17 (77.3) 4 (18.2) 18 (81.8) 1 (4.5) 21 (95.5) Education Illiterate 44 (35.8) 79 (64.2) 1.36 0.851 24 (19.5) 99 (80.5) 0.18 0.99 8 (6.5) 115 (93.5) 1.19 0.879 Read and write 8 (40.0) 12 (60.0) 4 (20.8) 16 (80.0) 1 (5.0) 19 (95.0) Primary school 17 (38.6) 27 (61.4) 8 (18.2) 36 (81.8) 3 (6.8) 41 (93.2) Secondary school 3 (42.9) 4 (57.1) 1 (14.3) 6 (85.7) 1 (14.3) 6 (85.7) College 1 (16.7) 5 (83.3) 1 (16.7) 5 (83.3) 0 (0.0) 6 (100) Occupation Farmer 52 (35.4) 95 (64.6) 8.54 0.20 29 (19.7) 118 (80.3) 2.90 0.82 9 (6.1) 138 (93.8) 2.14 0.906 Merchant 2 (28.6) 5 (71.4) 2 (28.6) 5 (71.4) 1 (14.3) 6 (85.7) Civil servant 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 0 (0.0) 3 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (100) Housewife 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (100) Daily laborers 0 (0.0) 4 (100.0) 1 (25.0) 3 (75.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (100) Student 14 (43.8) 18 (56.2) 6 (18.8) 26 (81.2) 3 (9.4) 29 (90.6)
